Bull Moose
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Bull Moose
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Teddy Roosevelt came to regret his restraint, running in 1912 on the independent Bull Moose Party, but, like most third-party candidates, he lost.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2024
Though Theodore Roosevelt was known as the leader of the Bull Moose Party, he never actually rode a moose, despite that famous picture you've probably seen on social media over the years.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2022
The story of its start begins in Maine, where Chris Brown from Bull Moose Music pitched the idea in 2007, and was joined by Eric Levin from the Alliance of Independent Music Stores.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2021
After losing at the convention, he created the new Bull Moose Party to run as an independent and decry growing corporate power.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2019
As however some of them had come quite a long way to see him, he might at least have made a noise like a Bull Moose.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916 by Various
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